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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07
In Former Dnys.

"When was n girl" said an old lady, who
had listened, the other evening. with wonder
ing ears to n narrative of lcartache brought
home from an evening party by two "bucls"
of her family, "whcn ! was girl, none but
guys were left as wall flowers, and gentle
mcn felt Themselves called upon to save even
these from absolute neglect. Nowadays,
young men, it is quite evident, 80 to parties
simply us lords of creation, to be- amused, and
very difficult lords to be amused they are,
too. If they do not get tho partner they
fancy, they cut the dance, as they call it,
and suIk in n lo,lly way. Sullt isn't exactly
the word, either, for it takes some spirit to
suk. But the idea that men arc under
social obligation to please and entertain ut u
party seems to have quite gone out. From
their point Of view, tic girls have been
brought ticrc to please them That is cvi-
dent. And the prctticst and incest girls are
snulplc,l and loft without partners if it
rlcases the fancy of these young gentlemen,
and come home with hcartb,.rnings, like
those poor girls. Perhaps that is proper
Lasis for social pleasure, but can't believe it
Il don't believe it.-Boston Transcript
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07
Musin Surprises n Rustic Fiddler.

While travelling through Nebraska, Musin
tho virtuoso, loungcd into the smoking car
To kill few of the heavy moments incident
to II journey across the plains He found q
raw countryman scraping polka Off tho
strings of u fiddle. He played with the proud
consciousness of man who is master of his
art.
"Lct me play you something" said Mu n
Without word tho fiddler handed the
virtuoso his instrument Putting tho thing
into ut least suggestion of tune, Musin
played touching cavatina, and then tho
Carnival Of Venice" as arranged by Paga-
mini.
Tho player of polkns and square dance
music opened his mouth and absorbed every
note When Musin had finished ho handed
the fiddle TO its spclbound owner Tho
countrynlan shook his head. The brilliant
notcs.o the "CarnivaP were still chasing each
other in q mad dance through his head.
II don't want it," he said, laconicaly.
Why, indeed, should lie want it.-Denver
Republican,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07

sets but one week, and then took them off be-
cause they were so uncomfortable. 1t is a
mistake, believe, to suppose that men like
women for their small, distorted waists. 1t is
not lifting q woman over n fence, helping her
across ditch, or otherwise ministering to her
helplcssness that makes man love woman;
but rather the physical touch of your warm
hand, Indicating life and healthfulness"
A small waist is never natural to woman,
unless she was born deformel. Mrs. Miller
was also severe OH low neck dresses, and tho
morbid display of bust and shoulders" Sho
deridcd tho ccccntricitics of fashion, to which
women subject themselves as slaves, but ill.,
sisted that all the grace and beauty of attiro
possible can be secured without randcring to
its health destroying decrccs She was par
ticular to insist that she did not want the
women to make frishts OF themselves nor to
become conspicuous by tho oadity Of their
costumes; "hut her figure, being itself
beautiful, cannot be improved by art. Leave
tho natural figure umdis;urbed, and drape it
as attractive as you please. New York Sun.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07
TELL TALE BOOKS DESTROYED.

Hotel Registers are Burned Now by All
tho l;ig Houses in tho Country.
"What becomes Of all tho old hotel regis
tersl' asked tho reporter of tho cler, of o
fashionable uptown house. Tho clerk had
just opened n now travellers autograph album
with the date inscribed with mighty
flourish, and was casting the old ono into
corner. He welcomed the first n"w arrival on
the new book, gavo him the coolest room in
the house, blew up two bell boys for fighting
iii th" hall. quietel q guest who was kicking
for more blankets on his bed and said:
"'r!lal's like the Fourteenth century oucs-
tion about what becomes of all the pins. Wo
don't keep them. We won't let any one clso
keep cm if we know it. Hotel registers arc
rs carefully destroyed as if they were dyna-
mito cartridges that may blow the house up
at any moment We cut the backs out AM,
sell them to bookbndcrs. Tho leaves wo
either burn ourselves or sell them to some
one whom we know will grind them ND into
paper stock at once and without saving u
page. Why aro we so particular about thatl
Because every tino there is II big divorce suit
some hotel register is called upon to bear
witness to something unpleasant, and we nro
tired OF it, Tho last divorce suit in which
this house was innoccntly mixed up took
every old register we had and most of tho
clerks and bell hoys to court, and intcrfcrcd
so much with business that it was hard work
for guest to rake up anybody about the
house to wait on him. y man hul registered
hero under eleven different names, and they
tried to make us identify him under every
name. 1t WIS an awful nuisance and didn't
do tho house any good, either"
"Dont you make any exceptions to your
rulct'
"Oh, well, if one Of those autograph flcnls
can convince us that lie is not hunting up evil
dcnco of some kind, hut only wants to paw
around for some great mans signature, we
let him go through tho book before it is de-
stroyed. But it is seldom that we grant the
privilege We have to refuse IL great many
importunate people, too. There wns an cX-
cited man from Boston here not long ago,
who wouldn't believe that we didn't haze tho
registers and offered $4,000 for one. He
thought he had discovered that his wife had
been here when she WIS supposed to have
been visiting her aunt in some country town
In Massachusetts,. II he had offered s5O,ODO
he couldn't have got that register because it
was half way through tho paper mill by that
time. Besides the possibility of ANNOYANCE
from the courts, the keeping of registers
used to make trouble because they took ,1p so
much room. a first class hotel in New York
city will use from six to II dozen register, "A
year, and in few years they would have a
store room full of them. Sce~-New York
Mail and Express.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07
Hanging Pictures.

Tho timo is at hand when house cleaning,
painting, papering, caIciminng will be to the
fore. And this isthc best time of the year for
the following suggestion: When all tho pic
lures uro taken from Tho walls preparatory to
cleaning, have nll tho picture nails drawn
from the walls and tho holes they leave closed
up. lIavc n gilt or plain wooden molding
put up all around the room, four or iivo
inches or more from tho ceiling. If tho wall
is painted. paint the moldng u darker or n
contrasting tint. If it is papcrcd, Iuint the
mollng tho color Of the BORDERING which
should ill the space between the molding and
the ceiling.
Tho woodwork in the room should be tho
samo tint as tine molding From this mold
ing let all the pictures hang suspended by
little fixtures that come for the purpose Uso
fine picture wiro instead of cord Small
pictures can he suspended from larger ones,
if desirable Plain wooden moldng costs
only two cents foot, gilt costs seven or
eight Those who arc building houses should
have moldinss put up i'll all the rooms and
thus anticipate the temptation to mar tho
walls, at the same time making ample pro-
vision for their adornnent Gilt rods may
he put up instead of mol,lings if ono is care
less us to expense Chicago Nows
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07
Effect in Painted Lace

One of the happiest effects ever saw in
painted lace was executed by New York
artist. He desired curtain to shut of an
unsiahtly view, and one that should still
admit the light. So he procured lace of the
kind that is sometimes used for mosquito bars,
of greenish blue color, upon which he pro
cecded to paint an under the sea sketch-coral
reefs, mermaids, fish, seaweed, etc. Tho cur
tain was suspended from poles and hung al
most entirely plain from ceiling to floor, the
slight fullness admirably suggesting the un.
dulation of tho water.
do not see why this idea should not be
utilized for portieres where it is desirable only
to half cut off view of the adjoining room,
CT for large screen to DO used for the same
purpose Gauze would answer for the foun-
dation, and l am suro the effect would he
good. Let some original genius try it.-Phila.
delphia Record.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07
There is no hope for the man who. has no
faith in his possibility and responsibility.
Women of Historical Note.

Balzac says: "Thc most celebrated attach
ments in history We're all inspired by women
in whom the vulgar would have found some
defect Cleopatra, Joanna of Naples, Diana
Of roitiers, La Valliere, Nine. Pompadour in
short, most of tho women whom love has
rendered. celebrated We're not without imper-
fcctions and infrmities, whio most women
whose beauty is described to US as perfect
have been finally unhappy in their loves.
This apparent caprice must have its cause
Perhaps men live by sentiments more than
by pleasure; perhaps the charm, wholly
physical, Of abeaut;ful woman has its bounds.
While the charm, essentially moral, of n
woman of moderate beauty is infinite"
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07

A correspondent residing in Elgin, Ills,
speaking of family of children named
Newhall, who thirty-ivo years ago gavo
concerts in Illinois, says: 1.-THE troupe
Travelled for years, and once, when at Dan
vile, Ills, Mr.. Lincoln, then stumpins tho
state. heard them. and at tho hotel offered us
his part of the after entertainment to recito
tho poem with which his name is so closely
associated-'Oh, Why Should the Spirit Of
Mortal be Proud.' He then sat down and
wrote out tho poem and gavo it to Mrs.
Ill!is-then Miss Lois Ncwhali This manu-
script has been q precious keepsake through
oil the years since. A short time ago the
manuscript passed into the hands of Chicago
gentleman, who paid checrfully largo
sum of money for t.r-Chicago. News.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07
Struck Out for Herself,

People arc asking, "Who is Mrs Fanny
Chambers Gooch" She is new departure
among literary women. Instead of compet
ing witt! men for n precarious living as n
newspaper or magazine writer, sho has en-
tered II field almost uncxplorcd by the gentlcr
sex, and appears as Il traveller and historian.
She is now in New York attending to the
publication of her new book on Mexico,
which will bo out this spring, and promises n
rare treat. She has spent six years III Mexico
fami!iarizins herself with the history, tradi-
tons md customs Of the people. Through
the influence Of President Diaz and his wife
she gained access to the archives of state and
the OLD libraries, and doubtless has learned Il
great deal that other writer's never heard Of
President Diaz considers her history so al-
t,eMtic that lie will have it translated into
Spanish for the benefit Of his countrymcn
Chicago Tribune
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07
Prepnration of ,yhitcwash.

Whtcwash is one of the most valuable
articles i'll the world when properly applied.
1t not oily prevents the decay Of wood,
bat conlaccs greatly to the hcalthfuness
of all buildings, whether of wood or stone.
Outbuillin.s and fences, when not painted,
shoUl he supplied once or twice n year with
q good coat of whitcwash, which should
be prepared in the following way: Take
a clean, water tight barrel, or other suitable
casl, and put into it half bllshcl of lime
Slake it lY pouring water over it boiling hot,
and i'll sufficient quantity to cover it five
inches deep, and stir it briskly till thoroughly
slaked. When the shaking has been thoroughly
effected, dissolve in water and add two
pounds nf sulphatc of zinc and ono of conf
mon salt; these will cause the wash to harden,
and prevent its cracking, which gives an
unseelnly appearance to the work.
II desiSable, a beautiful cream color may
be communicated to the above wash by add
ing three pounds of yellow ochre, or good
pear Or lead color by the addition Of lamp,
vino or ivory black. For fawn color, add
four pounds Of umbcr, Turkish or American
(thc latter is the caeapes.l, one pound of com
mon lamublacH. For common stone color
n9l four pounds Of raw umbcr and two
pounds Of lampblack. This wash may be ap-
Piled with a common whitcwash brush, and
will I've found much superior both i'll appear
ance anl durability to the common white
was.l.-Chicago News.
Xii Shoes may he kept soft and free from
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07
An Economical Legislature.

The members Of tho present Arizona legis-
laturc, besides doing their own committee
work, pay from their per diem enough to
hire necessary clerks for the session, congress
allowing only two clerks to each house and
prohibiting tho employment Of more. By
scrupulously obeying tho Federal statute the
legislature saves 20 the territory $50, 900 spent
by its predecessors for clerk hire, printing
and other legislative expenses. The taxpay
ing citizens are enthusiastic over the work of
Arzona's reform legislature. Chicago Times
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07

A new word has been coined in France to
represent n very rich American. 1t is not
sufficient to call him q millionaire" ho is q
milliar,laire." In fact, such is the pres
cilt c!stravasant European notion of the fabu-
loas wealth Of tho American railroad kings,
tilac an American who is mere "million-
al! hns ceased to DO regarded in Paris as
nau Of pecuniary importance.-Tho Argo-
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07
Humorous But CHASTITY.

They tell story of fire in Chicago that
has u certain grim hum,r to it, The fire
broke out i'll a medical college, and a fireman,
groping in a building, saw what he took to be
some one insensiblc from inhaling smoke. So
he rushed to the prcstrate form and conveyed
it to the street at the risk of his own life only
to fin! when he got there that he had rescued
a partly dissected subject.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07
WRITE.

Write to me often, write tn me soon,
Letters to me are dearer than lovclics, flowers In
juno,
They are Afecton's torches, the lighting Of
Friendships lamp,
Fitting around the heartstrings like flrcnes in
the damp
Write to mo very often, write in the carly morn.
Or at the close Of every evening, when all the day
is gone.
Draw up thy little table close to the fire and
write,
Write to mo soon in the morning, write to me late
at night.
Write to mo very often, letters are links that bind
Truthful hearts to each other, fcttcrin:; mind to
mind,
Giving to kindred spirits lasting ard true delight;
II you would strengthen friendship never forget
to write. --.iuopyluo,ls
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07

"Therc are some people who imagine that
circumstances keep them from rising" said
enc of our successful merchants tho other
day. SIN all departments Of life tlcy aro
piiiable men to meet. They arc always want
ing something, but never get it, The fact s
there is nothing in them to make them rise.
The really abIo man will rise i'll spite Of cir
rumstances. He will create his own eli. irou-
ncnt know did Philadelphia Call.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07
A Dogs Sense of Smell.

The nose of dog is so ncuto that it can
follow its masters trail almost anywhere. yet
experiments show that sheets of tissue paper
placed on the ground to be walked over and
e!tcrward removed effcctually prevent any
trace of tho scent from lying, though strong
perfumes sprinkled along the track will not
uaiile the dog.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07

The third class carriage Is patronized more
ti,an any other in England Since the fash
Jon of riding in them set in the receipts Of the
London railway companies have greatly di
mn;shed.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07
PEACE, NOT HAPPINESS.

An inward counselor gave me this behest:
+Throw from thoe what thou hast and take quest;
Go forth q beggar, and with sweet address
Make suit for Happiness"
The fcrvent voice hastened to obey,
That which had in hand threw away,
Nor gave it thought, so longed to possess
The rare thing, Happinessi
went beggar, meek, with craving hand;
The bosom prompter cried: Demand. demand!"
Some laughed, some cried, to see how l did press
My suit for happiness
When life ran low and dear daylight grew late
turned nc homc at my neglected gate
A palmer stood "lIe waits (mc thoughD to bless
With long sought Happiness"
The palmer stood; through tears he smiled on me.
"Not so, fond bcggar; but save to thee
What thou dilst cast awny-nor more, nor less;
Take Peace, not lIappiness"
Edith NJ. Thomas in Independent.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07

What is called the invention of new dishes
has led to great deal Of gastronomic trash
inflicted on the public.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07

Gail Hamilton says that ia woman of 90
should be as much ashamed of being dyspep-
I'll. as of being drunk"
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07

There are those who mourn because pies,
such as mother used to make" are now all
unknown quantity.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07

Cranberry jelly mixed with cold water
makes a refreshing drink for the sick.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07
THE CAPTURED GAME.

The moment tho bird falls the man quickly
dlsinounts and cuts its throat, taking caro- to
hold TIE head Mt some distance from tho body
so os not to soil the plumage. 1t is said the
male bird utters loud moans while dying, but
the female dies i'll silence. When tho ostrich
Is OH the point of being taken by tho hunter,
If ho does not wish to kill it he
can easily drive it with tho stick
to where tho camel is, it is in such
an exhausted condition. After tho birds
are blcd to death they are carefully skinned,
so that the feathers may not become injured,
and the skin is stretched upon a tree or O
horse and salt is well rubbed into it. Then
fire is built and the fat Of tho bird is boiled
for n long time. When it is very liquid it is
poured into bottles made Of tho skin of the
thigh and leg and strongly fastened ut the
bottom. The fat of one bird is generally suf.
ficicnt to fill two Of these cases, and it is said
tho fat would spoil in any other vessel. After
the trying out process the flesh is prepared
md eaten by tho hunters, who dress it well
with pepper and flour. While all this is going
on the horses are carefully tended, watered
and fed with corn, and the party remains
quiet for forty-eight hours to rest the ami
mails. After that they return to tho camp or
seek more game.
~ lHc 1tiilD lue ClldSo Oh INC OSCTlCQ nQS O
double attraction-that Of pleasure and of
profit. The price obtained for the skins well
compensates for the expense. Not only do
the rich enjoy the pursuit, but tho poor, who
know how to arrange for it, as well. The
usual plan is for poor Arab to bargain with
some one who is well to do for the use Of his
horse, camel, harness and two-thirds of tho
necessary provisions. Tho borrower fur
nshes the remaining third, and the result Of
the chase is divided in the same pIoportion.-
Boston Herald.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07

To restore crushed velvet hold it over tho
spout Of the teakettle and let it steam we'll,
then comb up the nap.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07

Mrs. Cleveland is extorting praise from
Washington gossips by being herself not a
g@.sip. She is said never to talk ubout peu-
pl. unless kindly,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-05-07

Xii shoes may lie kept soft and free from
cracks by rubbing them once a weci: with
iatle pare slycerine or castor oil
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-31
Reply to Prof. Covers "Open Letter TO B.,
G. Wentworth"

Bro. GOwen: Please allow me to saw briefly
after having caught my breath, ''Therc are few
names, even in Sardis, which have not defiled
their garments" by voting either the Taxpayer or
Tax Reducer ticket In your appeal to me to
answer for the a Prohibition votes of Belfast and
your quotation from the "Diyressire" Age, it is
plain that you infer that the leading issue of our
last city election was not the railroad question,
but temperance, and also that Editor Rust had be-
come the champion Of reform and that his heart
was breaking over the moral contest, and that
'rum Or no rum depended upon the victory or
defeat of his party. Then coupling with this,
the Journals statement, (after the Reduccrs had
Won the feld) that ''rum must Co." gave the fin.
ishing touch to your conviction. But please take
notice that the above statement of the Journal is
very ambiguous, and as there is not county or
city officer making the faintest ATTEMPT to prevent
rum from going down the thrOats of our citizensl
1t will probably continue to "gO," as the same
parties are In power In county and city, who held
the rcins of government last year, when rum had
such excessive freedom in going, that it cost the
county Of Waldo over 5000 to arrest and board
the men made drunk through the Belfast saloon
lists.
The facts are these, we have had bitter, dis
graceful city fight on the old X. X. issue, money
and rum, without doubt, being used by both par
ties, and on the day Of election q few men in Edit
or Rusts party concluded that the opposing side
was getting more than its share of rum votes and
began to cry out I'VE are the temperance party
and II are win, In three months there won't he rum
shop In Belfast" Many Of these same men have
never been known to express a sincere wish that
such q state Of things might be, much less to make
an effort to bring 1t about Now II the party in
power were sincere In their cry 1.-THE saloons must
co. let them demonstrate 1t practically by clean.
Ing out these sinks Of corruption and boarding
these 70 Outlawed vampires on the hill for the year
To come, and with uncovered head we will confess
our wrong. and hnmbly implore forgiveness at the